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Re: 6.1.5 amd64 and hot swapping drives?



On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 06:59:04AM +1000, Carl Brewer wrote:
> 
> G'day,
> I have a LAN server running 6.1.5 amd64, on a Gigabyte GA-B75m-D3H
> motherboard (no eSATA port, I think).  I want to hook up a cheap
> esata drive caddy to it and do big backups onto hard drives on it if
> possible.
> 
> A quick google around doesn't tell me all that much about how best
> to do it - the mobo has usb3, but I'd prefer to use a sata port if
> possible.
> 
> any suggestions or pointers to doco on how best to do this?

*connect drive*
drvctl -a ata_hl -r atabusX
*do stuff with attached drive*
drvctl -d wdX
*disconnect drive*

	Jonathan Kollasch


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